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2008 KIA RONDO — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 958376 · 2013-01-16

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
RONDO
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
90,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN 2 SEPARATE VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN MY 2008 KIA RONDO ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I WAS SITTING IN THE STOPPED VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR/REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UPON IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON BOTH OCCASIONS. AS A RESULT, I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE AND NOT TOWED, BUT DRIVEN TO A DEALER/PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPAIRED OR RECALLED AT TIME OF EITHER INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER FIRST ACCIDENT AND WAS ON AT TIME OF SECOND ACCIDENT. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO AIR BAG RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED INTO THE DEALER/PRIVATE MECHANIC. PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ACCIDENT CLAIMS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10493211
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